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47-2025: Services Restored: Friday 21 February 2025 – DAFF messaging, COLS

21 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients submitting the below declarations:

  • Full Import Declaration (FID)
  • Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
  • Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
  • Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
  • Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)

All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment.

IFN 02-25: Public engagement on changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities

21 February 2025

Attention

Stakeholders in the import industries including importers, customs brokers, freight forwarders, compliance agreement holders and biosecurity industry participants.

Purpose

To advise stakeholders that public engagement on changes to regulatory charges for biosecurity and imported food activities commenced on 21 February 2025 and is accessible through the department’s 'Have Your Say’ platform.

Leading water management at Razor Rock Farm

Nick Ormsby, owner of Razor Rock Farm in the Northern Territory, understands that water really is the essence of life. When you’re looking after 35 hectares and over 72,000 mango trees, good water management is essential for his business.

MAA 2025-05: Egg and egg products: All Markets: Avian influenza market access issues update #19: High pathogenicity avian influenza – certification updates for Vanuatu

Date of issue: 18 February 2025

Date of effect: Immediate

Reference Number: MAA 2025-05

Related MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12, 2024-13, 2024-15, 2024-16, 2024-18, 2024-20, 2024-22, 2024-25, 2024-26, MAA 2024-29, MAA 2024-30, MAA 2024-32, MAA 2024-35, MAA 2024-40, 2024-47, 2025-03, 2025-04

44-2025: Scheduled Service Disruption: Friday 21 February to Sunday 23 February 2025 – BICON, DAFF messaging, SeaPest

18 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

All clients required to use the department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions System (BICON) during this planned maintenance period.

All clients submitting the below declarations:

  • Full Import Declaration (FID)
  • Long Form Self Assessed Clearance (LFSAC)
  • Short Form Self Assessed Clearance (SFSAC)
  • Cargo Report Self Assessed Clearance (CRSAC)
  • Cargo Report Personal Effects (PE)

All users of the Seasonal Pests (SeaPest) system.

42-2025: Scheduled Outage: Thursday 20 February to Friday 21 February 2025 – Multiple Systems

17 February 2025

Who does this notice affect?

Approved arrangements operators, customs brokers, importers, manned depots, and freight forwarders who are required to book and manage requests for inspections through the Biosecurity Portal.

Approved arrangements operators who will be required to view and/or update details of their Approved Arrangement via the Approved Arrangement Management Product (AAMP).

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

We are working to provide updated information relating to the reformed Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 and Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024, which come into effect on 3 March 2025. Please check back regularly as we will be providing answers to common questions relating to these changes.

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about Australia’s illegal logging laws and the due diligence requirements for importers and processors.

The FAQs may reference several pieces of legislation, including:

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